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Professor of Management. Management Department
November, 2015
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
Assistant Professor of Management. Management Department
College of Business and Public Administration Eastern Washington University
Office: 509.828.1237| [email protected]
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Milwaukee, WI
Ph.D., Organizations and Strategic Management (August 2014)
Dissertation: The Effects of Patent Attributes and Patent Litigation on Control Rights, Alliance
Formation and Technological Innovation
Major: strategic management with emphasis on technological innovation
Minor: international business
University of Texas-Pan American, College of Business Administration Edinburg, TX
Doctoral student, Strategic Management
University of International Business and Economics Beijing, China
Master of Arts (M.A.), Cross-Cultural Management
Graduate Certificate, Finance
Liaoning Normal University Dalian, China
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Education
RESEARCH__________________________________________________________________
Research interests: technological innovation in R&D alliances, patent strategy of small and
large firms, organizational learning in dynamic environment, corporate governance particularly
executive compensation and succession, and executive power in diverse cultures and institutional
environments
Peer reviewed publications_______________________________________________________
Liang, X., Liu, Y., Wu, S., and Zhang, S. (2012) Fending Knights or Masked Kings? Toward a
Theoretical Framework of Interim CEO Successions. Corporate Governance: The
International Journal of Business in Society.
Abebe, M., Angriawan, A and Liu, Y. (2011). CEO power and organizational turnaround
in declining firms: Does environment play a role? Journal of Leadership and
Organizational Studies, 18(2), 260-273
Refereed conference papers and presentations______________________________________
Liu, Y. CEO overconfidence, CEO celebrity and firm risk taking. Presented at Strategic
Management Society Conference, Miami, FL, November 2011.
Abebe, M., and Liu, Y. Executive Attention Patterns, Environmental Dynamism and Corporate
Turnaround Performance. Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego,
CA, November 2010.
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
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Liang, X, Wu, S, Liu, Y, and Zhang, S. Fending Knights or Masked Kings: Toward
a Theoretical Framework of Interim CEO Succession. Annual Meeting of Academy
of Management, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
Working papers and research in progress__________________________________________
Liu, Y. CEO overconfidence, CEO celebrity and firm risk taking. (Target journal: Strategic
Management Journal)
Liu, Y. and Levitas, E. The effect of firm patent litigation reputation on strategic alliance
formation (Target journal: Strategic Management Journal)
Liu, Y.. Stock options design for managers and rank-and-file employees and employee whistle
blowing on corporate fraud (Target journal: Journal of Management)
Liu, Y, and Ye, Kangtao. Subinstitutional environment and expropriation of minority
shareholders in emerging economies: Evidence from China (Target journal: Asia Pacific
Journal of Management).
Levitas, E. and Liu, Y. Asset complementariy and new product development in pharmaceutical
Industry (Target journal: Journal of Management).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND COURSES TAUGHT_______________________________
Teaching interests
Strategic management, entrepreneurship (particularly technological innovation and
commercialization), international business, organizational behavior, business and society
Eastern Washington University, College of Business and Public Administration Spokane, WA
Assistant Professor of Management September, 2015-present
Courses taught: Organizational Theory and Behavior, Business and Society, Business & Public
Administration
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Milwaukee, WI
Instructor of Strategic Management (Management Analysis 600, undergraduate capstone class)
Summer and Fall 2013, Spring and Summer 2014
Instructor of Intro to Entrepreneurship & Small Business Formation
Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant September 2012-May 2013
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Jude Rathburn in Organization Behavior class for undergraduates
Project Assistant September 2011-May 2012
Research Assistant to Dr. Sali Li and Dr. Maria Goranova
University of Texas-Pan American, College of Business Administration Edinburg, TX
Research Assistant
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
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Research Assistant to Dr. Michael Abebe June 2009 – July, 2010
Research Assistant to Dr. Lai Liu June 2009 - July 2009
Research Assistant to Dr. Sibin Wu August 2008 -August 2009
North China Electric Power University Beijing, China
Lecturer of Business English September 2007-July 2008
Macroeconomics (for undergraduates), Microeconomics (for undergraduates)
Instructor of English September 2000- August 2007
Advanced Listening Comprehension (for English majors)
College English (for non-English majors)
A New English Course (for English majors)
WORK EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________
Hongyuan Yingxin Consulting Corporation Ltd January 2002 - July 2003
Cofounder and owner in charge of marketing and coordinating activities of management
members
AWARDS & HONOR__________________________________________________________
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
Sheldon B. Lubar Doctoral Scholarship September 2012-July 2013
Graduate Student Research Presentation Travel Award 2010, 2011
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award September 2010-July 2011
Academy of Management Annual Conference 2013 Orlando, FL
BPS Doctoral Consortium (competitive admission)
Academy of Management Annual Conference 2012 Boston, MA
Outstanding Reviewer Award (Business Policy and Strategy Division)
Southern Management Association Annual Conference 2009 Asheville, NC
Doctoral Consortium (competitive admission)
North China Electric Power University Beijing, China
Outstanding Class Advisor Award September 2001-July 2002
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES________________________________________
Reviewer Corporate Governance: An International Review 2011
Reviewer Academy of Management Annual Conferences 2010-2013, 2015
Reviewer Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, October 2010
Supervisor North China Electric Power University Beijing, China January 2007 - July 2008
.Advised two undergraduate theses
Class advisor North China Electric Power University Beijing, China September 2001-July 2002
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND MEMBERSHIP_____________________________
Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division, BPS Division, and TIM Division
Strategic Management Society
PROFESSIONALWORKSHOPS ATTENDED_____________________________________
Teaching Workshops
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Instructional & Professional Development
Designing learner-centered course (Part 1 & Part 2) June & July, 2013
How learning works (book chapter discussions, Chapter 5, 6) June &July, 2013
Meeting where students are March, 2013
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learning Technology Center
Developing small group work in online and blended courses June, 2013
Grading your students: Assessment in online and blended courses June, 2013
Importing question banks and developing effective quizzes in D2L June, 2013
Creating a teaching portfolio May 2013
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
Six Years of Lessons on Teaching Critical Analytical Thinking March, 2013
Guest speaker: JD Schramm, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Research Workshops
Use of patent data for empirical management research
Academy of Management annual conference San Antonio August, 2011
Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University April, 2010
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
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REFERENCES________________________________________________________________
Dr. Edward Levitas (Chair of Dissertation Committee)
Associate Professor, Organizations and Strategic Management
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
3202 N. Maryland Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 229-6825
Fax: (414) 229-6957
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Maria Goranova (Dissertation Committee Member)
Associate Professor, Organizations and Strategic Management
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 742 Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-5429
Fax: (414) 229-6957
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Jude A. Rathburn (Mentor in teaching)
Wisconsin Teaching Scholar
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
3202 North Maryland Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211
Office: (414) 229-2516
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Sibin Wu (coauthor of one peer-reviewed publication)
Associate professor, Chair of Management Department
College of Business Administration
University of Texas-Pan American
1201 W University Dr
Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956) 665-8760
Email: [email protected]
doc_383084736.pdf
Professor of Management. Management Department
November, 2015
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
Assistant Professor of Management. Management Department
College of Business and Public Administration Eastern Washington University
Office: 509.828.1237| [email protected]
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Milwaukee, WI
Ph.D., Organizations and Strategic Management (August 2014)
Dissertation: The Effects of Patent Attributes and Patent Litigation on Control Rights, Alliance
Formation and Technological Innovation
Major: strategic management with emphasis on technological innovation
Minor: international business
University of Texas-Pan American, College of Business Administration Edinburg, TX
Doctoral student, Strategic Management
University of International Business and Economics Beijing, China
Master of Arts (M.A.), Cross-Cultural Management
Graduate Certificate, Finance
Liaoning Normal University Dalian, China
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Education
RESEARCH__________________________________________________________________
Research interests: technological innovation in R&D alliances, patent strategy of small and
large firms, organizational learning in dynamic environment, corporate governance particularly
executive compensation and succession, and executive power in diverse cultures and institutional
environments
Peer reviewed publications_______________________________________________________
Liang, X., Liu, Y., Wu, S., and Zhang, S. (2012) Fending Knights or Masked Kings? Toward a
Theoretical Framework of Interim CEO Successions. Corporate Governance: The
International Journal of Business in Society.
Abebe, M., Angriawan, A and Liu, Y. (2011). CEO power and organizational turnaround
in declining firms: Does environment play a role? Journal of Leadership and
Organizational Studies, 18(2), 260-273
Refereed conference papers and presentations______________________________________
Liu, Y. CEO overconfidence, CEO celebrity and firm risk taking. Presented at Strategic
Management Society Conference, Miami, FL, November 2011.
Abebe, M., and Liu, Y. Executive Attention Patterns, Environmental Dynamism and Corporate
Turnaround Performance. Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego,
CA, November 2010.
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
2
Liang, X, Wu, S, Liu, Y, and Zhang, S. Fending Knights or Masked Kings: Toward
a Theoretical Framework of Interim CEO Succession. Annual Meeting of Academy
of Management, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
Working papers and research in progress__________________________________________
Liu, Y. CEO overconfidence, CEO celebrity and firm risk taking. (Target journal: Strategic
Management Journal)
Liu, Y. and Levitas, E. The effect of firm patent litigation reputation on strategic alliance
formation (Target journal: Strategic Management Journal)
Liu, Y.. Stock options design for managers and rank-and-file employees and employee whistle
blowing on corporate fraud (Target journal: Journal of Management)
Liu, Y, and Ye, Kangtao. Subinstitutional environment and expropriation of minority
shareholders in emerging economies: Evidence from China (Target journal: Asia Pacific
Journal of Management).
Levitas, E. and Liu, Y. Asset complementariy and new product development in pharmaceutical
Industry (Target journal: Journal of Management).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND COURSES TAUGHT_______________________________
Teaching interests
Strategic management, entrepreneurship (particularly technological innovation and
commercialization), international business, organizational behavior, business and society
Eastern Washington University, College of Business and Public Administration Spokane, WA
Assistant Professor of Management September, 2015-present
Courses taught: Organizational Theory and Behavior, Business and Society, Business & Public
Administration
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Milwaukee, WI
Instructor of Strategic Management (Management Analysis 600, undergraduate capstone class)
Summer and Fall 2013, Spring and Summer 2014
Instructor of Intro to Entrepreneurship & Small Business Formation
Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant September 2012-May 2013
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Jude Rathburn in Organization Behavior class for undergraduates
Project Assistant September 2011-May 2012
Research Assistant to Dr. Sali Li and Dr. Maria Goranova
University of Texas-Pan American, College of Business Administration Edinburg, TX
Research Assistant
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
3
Research Assistant to Dr. Michael Abebe June 2009 – July, 2010
Research Assistant to Dr. Lai Liu June 2009 - July 2009
Research Assistant to Dr. Sibin Wu August 2008 -August 2009
North China Electric Power University Beijing, China
Lecturer of Business English September 2007-July 2008
Macroeconomics (for undergraduates), Microeconomics (for undergraduates)
Instructor of English September 2000- August 2007
Advanced Listening Comprehension (for English majors)
College English (for non-English majors)
A New English Course (for English majors)
WORK EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________
Hongyuan Yingxin Consulting Corporation Ltd January 2002 - July 2003
Cofounder and owner in charge of marketing and coordinating activities of management
members
AWARDS & HONOR__________________________________________________________
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
Sheldon B. Lubar Doctoral Scholarship September 2012-July 2013
Graduate Student Research Presentation Travel Award 2010, 2011
Chancellor's Graduate Student Award September 2010-July 2011
Academy of Management Annual Conference 2013 Orlando, FL
BPS Doctoral Consortium (competitive admission)
Academy of Management Annual Conference 2012 Boston, MA
Outstanding Reviewer Award (Business Policy and Strategy Division)
Southern Management Association Annual Conference 2009 Asheville, NC
Doctoral Consortium (competitive admission)
North China Electric Power University Beijing, China
Outstanding Class Advisor Award September 2001-July 2002
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES________________________________________
Reviewer Corporate Governance: An International Review 2011
Reviewer Academy of Management Annual Conferences 2010-2013, 2015
Reviewer Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, October 2010
Supervisor North China Electric Power University Beijing, China January 2007 - July 2008
.Advised two undergraduate theses
Class advisor North China Electric Power University Beijing, China September 2001-July 2002
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
4
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND MEMBERSHIP_____________________________
Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division, BPS Division, and TIM Division
Strategic Management Society
PROFESSIONALWORKSHOPS ATTENDED_____________________________________
Teaching Workshops
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Instructional & Professional Development
Designing learner-centered course (Part 1 & Part 2) June & July, 2013
How learning works (book chapter discussions, Chapter 5, 6) June &July, 2013
Meeting where students are March, 2013
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Learning Technology Center
Developing small group work in online and blended courses June, 2013
Grading your students: Assessment in online and blended courses June, 2013
Importing question banks and developing effective quizzes in D2L June, 2013
Creating a teaching portfolio May 2013
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
Six Years of Lessons on Teaching Critical Analytical Thinking March, 2013
Guest speaker: JD Schramm, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Research Workshops
Use of patent data for empirical management research
Academy of Management annual conference San Antonio August, 2011
Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University April, 2010
Yanxin (Fred) Liu
5
REFERENCES________________________________________________________________
Dr. Edward Levitas (Chair of Dissertation Committee)
Associate Professor, Organizations and Strategic Management
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
3202 N. Maryland Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 229-6825
Fax: (414) 229-6957
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Maria Goranova (Dissertation Committee Member)
Associate Professor, Organizations and Strategic Management
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 742 Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-5429
Fax: (414) 229-6957
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Jude A. Rathburn (Mentor in teaching)
Wisconsin Teaching Scholar
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
3202 North Maryland Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211
Office: (414) 229-2516
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Sibin Wu (coauthor of one peer-reviewed publication)
Associate professor, Chair of Management Department
College of Business Administration
University of Texas-Pan American
1201 W University Dr
Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956) 665-8760
Email: [email protected]
doc_383084736.pdf